understate

Betekenis (Engels)

  1. (transitive) To state (something) with less completeness than needed; to minimise or downplay.
  2. (transitive) To state (something) with a lack of emphasis, in order to express irony.
  3. To state a quantity that is too low.

Vertalings

υποτιμώ

μειώνω

قلل من شأن

قلص

قلّل

صرح بأضعف ما يقتضيه الواق

υποβαθμίζω

قدر على أساس الحد الأدنى

Etimologie (Engels)

From under- + state.

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